Michael Allen West

Michael Allen West, 73, 10554 N. Grove Road, Milford, died at 3 a.m. Nov. 20, 2014, at his home, following a 1 1/2-year fight with cancer. West was born Sept. 4, 1941, in Warsaw, to Arthur S. and Marjorie West. He married Judith Brumbaugh on April 1, 1979, at Milford...
Mary L. Powell

Mary L. Powell

Mary L. Powell, 91, formerly of Peru, passed away at 9 a.m. Friday, Nov. 21, 2014, at Grace Village Healthcare, Winona Lake. Born March 8, 1923 in Peru, she was the daughter of Floyd and Lois Judy Behny. On June 16, 1943, in Denver, Indiana, she was married to Robert...
Nelson R. Stutsman

Nelson R. Stutsman

Nelson R. Stutsman Sr., 82, Elkhart, died 8:10 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 20, 2014, at IU Health Goshen Hospital. He was born March 6, 1932 in Goshen to Ralph & May (Miller) Stutsman. He married Barbara (Cooke) Stutsman on Jan. 8, 1983. She survives. Nelson was a farmer...
Donald F. Lewis

Donald F. Lewis

Donald F. Lewis, 99, of Columbia City, died at 2:55 p.m. Monday, Nov. 17, 2014, at Parkview Regional Medical Center where he was admitted on Tuesday. He was born April 12, 1915, in Clarence, Ill., a son of Freeman and Rose (Lewis) Lewis. His formative years were spent...
Elizabeth L. McManama

Elizabeth L. McManama

Elizabeth L. McManama, 94, a former resident of the Larwill and South Whitley communities, died at 10 am Monday, Nov. 17, 2014, in The Oaks. She was born in Washington, Township, Whitley County, a daughter of Gilbert and Bessie Enos Sickafoose. Her formative years...
Alvin Frederick Freeman

Alvin Frederick Freeman

Alvin Frederick Freeman, 84, of rural Columbia City, died Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2014 at his lake home. He was born Jan. 29, 1930, in Kokomo, to Frederick E. and Eva A. (Phelps) Freeman. He attended Larwill High School. On May 7, 1951 he was inducted in the United States...
Robert L. Shaw Jr.

Robert L. Shaw Jr.

Robert L. Shaw Jr, 90, of Nappanee, died at 5:25 am, Friday, Nov. 21, 2014 at Miller’s Merry Manor in Wakarusa. He was born May 17, 1924, in Deland, Fla. to Robert L., Sr. and Irene (Beach) Shaw. On Oct. 16, 1945, he married Frances Kilmer in Blakly, Ga. She survives....
Myrtle ‘Myrt’ Mae Laidig

Myrtle ‘Myrt’ Mae Laidig

Myrtle “Myrt” Mae Laidig, 85 of Mishawaka,passed away on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2014. Laidig was born in South Bend on May 19, 1929. She graduated from Madison Twp. School. She married Stanley E. Laidig on Nov. 8, 1947; they were married 66 years. He preceded her in death...
Stephen D. Nuechterlein

Stephen D. Nuechterlein

Stephen D. Nuechterlein, 43, Fort Wayne, died Friday, Nov. 21, 2014, in his home. He was born Sept. 6, 1971, to John and Linda (McGinnis) Nuechterlein and lived most of his life in Fort Wayne. He was owner of Nuechterlein Agency and was a representative for body...